April 12, 1861 The War Between The States Begins!

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[Lil Flower]

Defending the U.S. Constitution has always been the core mission of the Republican Party,

Really? Explain NAFTA. Explain the millions of illegals flooded into this country at the behest of our republican president. Explain the continued use of the phrase "jobs Americans won't do" as an excuse to let lawbreakers take American jobs.Explain to me why the President is allowing 17,000 Mexican truckers to enter this country and haul loads that will not be subject to any of the trucking laws that our current truckers are.

Neither party is interested in the Constitution.Their interested in one thing: Power. And I fear the only thing that will save this country is a repeat of history: Hopefully those that still believe in the Constitution will win this time.

[meandog]

3rd S.C. Cav...not 54th N.C.

[TexConfederate1861]

Be nice now, Mister MassafreakinChoosets.

[Fiji Hill]

Google is celebrating not Fort Sumter, but the flight of the Soviet satellite Vostok I, which took place on this date in 1961.

[southlake_hoosier]

We wouldn’t want anyone today to know Patton, one of our greatest generals, was proud of a Confederate. Our legislative powers that be probably shudder at the thought.

[TexConfederate1861]

I’m not surprised.......:(

[meandog]

...the blood of a MILLION Americans is on the hands of lincoln & his merry band of thieves/south-HATERS/thugs & on the hands of NOBODY else.

Whew...strong words, indeed! Still, Lincoln never lifted a scalp of his enemy and old Gen. Watie, well... Deo vendice!

[ontap]

I’m proud of Gen. Patton and Gen Lee. They both proved themselves to be brave and honorable. I pray we have men in our ranks just like them.

[mysterio]

Neither party is interested in the Constitution. They're interested in one thing: Power.

This is the most truthful statement made on the internet so far today.

[southlake_hoosier]

I agree. We just don’t want to masses to know. They might revolt.

[ontap]

Most of the masses wouldn’t know what we’re talking about.

[PeterFinn]

Defending the U.S. Constitution has always been the core mission of the Republican Party, from 1854 to today, against traitors during the Civil War and during the War on Terror.

Hate to burst your bubble, but the Civil War had precious little to do with the Constitution or even basic rule of law, for that matter. Lincoln suspended the Constitution during the Civil War and arbitrary military rule was the norm in much of the country. Like it or not, the southern states were correct in their assessment that they had the right to freely leave the Union they had freely joined. Lincoln in his many comments on the matter made it clear that preserving the Union trumped any other concern be it slavery or the Constitution. While I admire Lincoln for making some very tough choices it should be noted that he was the President who gave form to the leftist concept that the Almighty State trumped any and all other concerns including such trivialities as free speech and the right to keep and bear arms.

[TexConfederate1861]

Unfortunately, you are right.......:(

[ontap]

That’s what they are supposed to be interested in, you get zero done without power

[cyborg]

BANG!

[since 1854]

Name one Confederate who was not a Democrat.

Name Confederate who was a Republican.

[stainlessbanner]

Your statement, you prove it.

[ontap]

You don’t really believe the Republicans and Democrats of that period has anything in common with those of today do you?

[mysterio]

That’s what they are supposed to be interested in, you get zero done without power

No, they're supposed to be interested in preserving our Constitutional liberty.

[ontap]

Can’t do it without power!